Hartsock v. Long
Indiana Court of Appeals
From the Industrial Board of Indiana. Proceedings under the Workmen’s Compensation Act by Mrs. Walter Long and another against Frank Hart-sock and another. From an order of the Industrial Board denying a petition by the Southern Surety Company, insurance carrier, to set aside a lump sum settlement approved by the board, the insurance carrier appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtNichols, P. J.
This is an appeal from the Industrial Board of Indiana. The substantial facts are as follows: Walter Long, thirty-one years old, was killed by a train while he was driving a wagon belonging to his employer, Frank Hartsock, in the line of employment. His widow, Mrs. Walter Long, and a son, Wilbur Long, twelve years old, were his dependents. The wages of the deceased were $20 per week and the award of the Industrial Board was $11 per week for 300 weeks, upon an agreement by the employer and the employe’s dependents. After the payment of the weekly allowance for forty-nine weeks, an agreement…
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- Aetna Life Insurance v. ShiveleyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1918
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